15:55 Stratford

Sunday 18 May 2025

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William Hill Proper Value Novices' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 4m 12.07s

1^st

Tactical Affair

612-0

6/4f

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Disputed lead, led outright before 2nd, not fluent 9th, mistake 3 out, ridden and went clear before last, pushed out, readily op 6/5

2^nd

Rory's Story

610-5

5/1

T: T DavidsonJ: Harry Reed

Midfield, in touch with leaders 2 out, soon ridden to chase winner, outpaced run-in op 11/2 tchd 9/2

3^rd

6 ½

Boom Boom

710-7

20/1

T: B R SummersJ: R T Dunne

Held up in midfield, in touch with leading group 2 out, ridden and chased leaders before last, kept on one pace op 12/1

4^th

Royal Max

710-8

11/4

T: C & A PogsonJ: C J Todd

Disputed lead, headed before 2nd, not fluent 3rd, driven before 3 out, kept on one pace before last op 4/1 tchd 9/2

5^th

Cawthorne Cracker

611-3

7/2

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Prominent, in touch with winner 2 out, ridden and weakened quickly before last op 4/1

6^th

Mawlood

910-2

66/1

T: G HowellJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Always in rear, driven and outpaced before 2 out, soon tailed off op 50/1

7^th

Whyzzat

710-2

66/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: James Best

Always in rear, ridden and no impression before 2 out where mistake, soon tailed off op 33/1 tchd 80/1

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Non-Runners

Culligran⁴⁶

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: J G M O'Shea J: Kielan Woods

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.40, £2.30EX:£9.40Trifecta:£49.30Tricast:£100.02SF:£9.37Swingers:£2.00, £4.70, £9.10

Forecasts

Tactical Affair (6/4), Royal Max (11/4), Cawthorne Cracker (7/2), Rory's Story (5/1), Culligran (6/1), Boom Boom (20/1), Mawlood (66/1), Whyzzat (66/1)

This can go the way of TACTICAL AFFAIR who races off the same mark as when a very good second at Worcester (form been franked) last time out. Cawthorne Cracker is feared most on the back of an encouraging chasing debut third at Sedgefield, although Rory's Story, Royal Max and Culligran all command respect too.

TACTICAL AFFAIR (FR)
CAWTHORNE CRACKER (IRE)
RORY'S STORY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Dusky Days

Weight: 11-11 |Age: 7

J: G Sheehan | T: Jamie Snowden

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,304.002nd: £1,980.003rd: £990.004th: £496.005th: £246.00